The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-30
POINTS FROM PERRY.
2BhAt Has TranSpired in MasSlllOn DurinE
tho Past Day.

CharIas Halt. an old man who has KEEP
q Iswelry shop In the Contlnehlal clp :. /
factory, was tsken TO the lnntmary ny
the trustees yesterday.
afondsy evening closed the attieth
anniversary OF st. Johns EVaDgelicai
chUreh. ReVs. Sehreck aud PabstdOlt de
Iiyered interesting addresses upon mis-
sions. The celebration throughout was
agrand SUCCESS, aud v i'll ever be pleas
ant SPOT In the memory OF the members
of the congregation and city OF Massil'
Ion.
Mr. Fred Albright, Sr., a prominent
and wealthy citizen Of MassillOn, met
death very suddenly at 10 a. m. to day,
BE drove to his barn on the "MRssillOn
Dbains'' and Was at the time in nsual
health. Shortly after reaching his 1es
HDRtiOn he had very severe attack OF
heart disease, which resulted In death
He was SO years old and been q resident
of Massillon for 40 years.
Some of the reports concerning the
failure of gas we'll No. were certainly
premature II the operations at the well
yesterday can be accepted as proofs OF
its success. About fifty gallons Of good
lubrioatin0 oil were obtained in space
of two hours. After obtaining this en-.
oouraginR amount the WOTkmen were
OBLIGED to CEASE operations, and repair
break In the machinery. When once
more able to resume pumping they dis.
covered that the we'll was filling with
sand which must be cleaned out before
thu work can be continued All the oil
taken from the we'll up to this date has
commanded 80 cents per gallon.
OF the amount Of money collected by
Miss Alice Boerner for the Catholic fair
st Navarro, $2l6.25 was obtained from
citizens OF MassillOn, $40 30 Of citizens
of Navarro, and 81 of citizens Of Canton.
Although Navarro Is willing to profit by
the help of others, they showed theii
seI6shness by the amount given Miss
Boerner for an enterprise held at their
city. Miss Boerner was the right lady
to select from this city as she is very
popular, as shown by the amount 70
ceived by her from her many friends.
Mr.. Jacob Grsybill returned home last
night from Long Bottom, Ohio, wh!r,
he went to identify the body Of The
young man, which was found In the
river. Mr.. Graybill had the tOdy ex
humed when he Identified 1t as his son,
Lincoln. The body was too badly de-
composed to DO brought home, and II
was again bu led. The story told b.
Grossmil;er, the boy who saw him
drown, was In substance verified b,
those parties whom he told 1t to at Long
Bottom.
A gloom was cast over the city thi
morning by the report that MIR. Charles
UInh aaT1 ~ MfohoaI ZiO6 unu0O IN
lust past 81 years Of age and for a DUm
Der Of years clerk OF Hote' Conrad cigar
store, had G ymmitted suicide last even
ing by hanging himself. Mr. link was
always considered an exemplary young
man and had hosts of friends VINO ere at
q loss to account for the rash deed com
mitted. Last evening was one of the
evenings when he was given his free
dom at the store. He was with pprty
Of friends until o'clock, when he left |
and visited Andrew Helllne, the man |
who had his foot smashed several days |
ago. Hs left there about II o'clock and |
started for home, and that was the last
zen of him alive. This morning at 5 |
O'Clock his body was found hanging
from 2 shade tree ON Akron street In |
front of Mrs Peter COrmany'sresldence
not one hundred yards from her home
The limb from which the body hung was
only six feet from the ground, and not
more than d inches In dlamster. The
deed was committed with silk hand
kerchief, which was first fastened
around his neck and then 10 the limb,
leaving his feet touch the grouud. Mr..
Sickle, who found the body, not fisd bis /
parents, who are out of town. The body |
was taken to hia home. The coroner |
has been notified and is expee ed this
morning. No reason can be assigned /
by his friends for the deed committed
bat several say they noticed by his COZ
duct at the store that something wsh
troubling his mind. HIS gold watch,
several dollars In money, and large
package Of letters were found IN Eis
pockets. The letters, when read, may
explain the reason.
SUCCESSFUL SHOT.
Mr.. 8. Y. Mccoy arrived In the city
Thursday noon, bringing thirty quarts
of nitrO.g .glycerine with him. In the
afternoon be was taken to we'll No. 3
where the drillers were bailing the
water. He began work at three O'Clock
by carefully measuring the depth, and
left the glycerine down In two quart
shells by means Of a windlasP. Every
thing being ready at Abs o'clock, the
shot . was fred. It was fully
minute and a half before the
report was heard, which sounded
like distant thunder and was felt 300 |
feet from the we'll. The water and
pieces of rock were thrown 25 feet above
the derrick, aud the dlstsnoe Of 200 feat
from 1t. A rush was made for the we'll
by those present, when 1t was found
that q stronger stream Of gas was
lowing from 1t than when gas was first
struck. When lit 1t biz zsd Is feet high
out Cf four inch pipe. 1t was decided
to leave the we'll as 1t ls until this
when the pump will be out
In operation. Four empty cans which
the glycerins were exploded
by Mr.. Mccoy and the sound was heard
all over the city. 1t was not generally
known that the we'll was to be shot, and
therefore but few persons were present.
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